Drop Shot · capture, process, deliver
NZ · v2026.04 · 21 services online

The default content layer
for live experiences.

Drop Shot deploys 20+ AI-orchestrated cameras across a venue, using AI moderation and automated video composition to deliver social-ready content to fans’ phones in seconds — so artists keep the narrative, sponsors measure the halo, and fans leave with footage that does the moment justice.

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STAGE_A09:42:32
20+
cameras / event
< 8s
capture → fan phone
91
artists captured @ R&V
10 Gbps
venue mesh, 2.4 + 5 GHz
Rhythm and Vines · Gisborne · Dec 28–31NZ Grand Prix · Highlands · 70th AnniversarySix60 · Multi-camera tour capture21 purpose-built services20+ cameras per event10 Gbps WiFi mesh · 2.4 + 5 GHzAI moderation on Mac M3 Ultra< 8s capture to fan phoneApple-recognised founderAJ Hackett Bungy · 100s of millions of viewsRhythm and Vines · Gisborne · Dec 28–31NZ Grand Prix · Highlands · 70th AnniversarySix60 · Multi-camera tour capture21 purpose-built services20+ cameras per event10 Gbps WiFi mesh · 2.4 + 5 GHzAI moderation on Mac M3 Ultra< 8s capture to fan phoneApple-recognised founderAJ Hackett Bungy · 100s of millions of views
Problem

The biggest
moments are
under-captured.

Live events generate billions of moments worth remembering — and almost all of them end up as 720p shaky footage on someone’s camera roll. Drop Shot fixes the entire capture-to-share loop, end to end.

01 ⁄ 04
Grainy phone footage from 50 metres away

Every fan films the moment, but goes home with content that doesn't do justice to what they actually experienced.

02 ⁄ 04
Artists lose control of the narrative

Low-quality fan footage hits social first. By the time the official cut lands, the moment has already passed.

03 ⁄ 04
Sponsors can't measure the halo

Event organisers have no link between fan social activity and the marketing ROI they sold to brands.

04 ⁄ 04
Traditional crews don't scale

3–5 operators, days-to-weeks delivery, linear cost per crew. Built for broadcast, not for fans' phones.

How it works

Four steps. Edge to phone.

EDGE → CLOUD → APPS
01
Deploy

Strategically place 20+ iPhones, GoPros, and Insta360s around stages, pit lanes, backstage, and crowd-facing positions.

20+ devices10 Gbps meshIoT managed
02
Capture

AI-driven triggers — object detection, sound analysis, crowd-energy scoring — coordinate multi-camera capture across the venue.

YOLO12nFFT audio DSPRabbitMQ
03
Process

AI moderation and automated video composition select the best moments, generate thumbnails, transcode to HLS, apply branded templates, and index everything in real time.

AI ModerationAI CompositionMediaConvertRemotion
04
Deliver

Fans receive AI-curated, social-ready photos and 10–30s shorts on their phones within seconds of capture.

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Archive · backstage.dropshot.studio

Browse content
from past
events.

Every Drop Shot deployment leaves behind a moderated, searchable archive — fans re-discover their moment, artists download every angle, sponsors pull engagement data on activations. No watermarks. No paywall.

Select an event
1
concert
1
camera
1,000
captures delivered
100%
artist-moderated
Now viewing
Synthony Melbourne
Music · Concert
CAM_FOH4.9/5
SOLOIST20:12:33
CAM_FOH4.5/5
SOLOIST20:18:08
CAM_FOH4.6/5
SOLOIST20:24:51
CAM_STRINGS4/5
STRINGS20:33:16
CAM_PER4.7/5
PERCUSSION20:48:42
CAM_COND4.8/5
CONDUCTOR21:02:09
CAM_COND4.3/5
CONDUCTOR21:14:55
CAM_COND4.1/5
CONDUCTOR21:21:38
CAM_COND4.6/5
CONDUCTOR21:33:24
CAM_KEY4.4/5
KEYBOARD21:47:11
CAM_STRINGS5/5
STRINGS22:02:48
CAM_PER3.9/5
PERCUSSION22:15:33
Archive · CDN delivered12 captures
Proven at scale

Already shipping
at the biggest events in
the country.

From a 91-artist 4-stage festival to a 70-year motorsport milestone — same platform, different camera plans.
0105
Music · Festival

Rhythm and Vines 2025

New Zealand's premier music festival — Gisborne, Dec 28–31

Camera plans tailored per artist type — solo DJs, duos, small bands, large ensembles. Insta360 Flow Pro AI-tracking for dynamic performers. Live fan app delivering per-stage feeds with push, plus collectible Festival Passport Cards.

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Rhythm and Vines 2025
CAM_PRIMARY4K · 60fps
YOLO · person · 0.94● REC
91
artists
4
stages
5–8
cams / headliner
0205
Motorsport

NZ Grand Prix · 70th Anniversary

Highlands Motorsport Park

Cameras across track, pit lane, mechanics sheds, podium, and comms. Sponsor activation pages with location-specific content. Custom Driver Pass kiosk where fans created personalised AI-generated racing collectible cards.

TrackPit LaneMechanicsPodiumComms
NZ Grand Prix · 70th Anniversary
CAM_PRIMARY4K · 60fps
YOLO · person · 0.94● REC
32
iPhones
10 Gbps
venue mesh
10–30s
delivery
0305
Music · Concert

Synthony · Melbourne

Dance anthems reimagined by a 70-piece orchestra

Multi-camera capture of Synthony's Melbourne run — full orchestra, vocalists, and DJs across stage front, wings, and crowd. Artist-moderated archive with same-night delivery.

Stage frontWingsConductorVocalsCrowd
Synthony · Melbourne
CAM_PRIMARY4K · 60fps
YOLO · person · 0.94● REC
1
show
6
cameras
30,000
captures
0405
Music · Concert

Full Metal Orchestra · Christchurch

Heavy metal meets symphonic strings

Christchurch night of NZ's metal-meets-orchestra production. Per-song captures auto-tagged for fan discovery; first deployment of edge computing with full moderation before any image goes public.

Stage frontStringsDrumsBackstagePit
Full Metal Orchestra · Christchurch
CAM_PRIMARY4K · 60fps
YOLO · person · 0.94● REC
1
show
5
cameras
15,000
captures
0505
Music · Release

Six60

New Zealand's biggest band

Multi-camera capture across live performance. Artist portal for the band to curate and control their content narrative. Fan delivery of exclusive backstage and on-stage perspectives. First deployment of AI video effects.

Stage frontWingsBackstageCrowd
Six60
CAM_PRIMARY4K · 60fps
YOLO · person · 0.94● REC
Multi
angle capture
AI Assisted
moderation
AI
editing
The platform

21 services.
One coherent
system.

AI runs at every layer — on-device for real-time capture triggers, at the edge for quality control, and in the cloud for content analysis and moderation.

Edge

Venue hardware

20+ iPhones
AI object detection · sound triggers · multi-cam
GoPros on Raspberry Pi
Scheduled capture · IoT-managed
Insta360 Vibe Cams
AI tracking
10 Gbps WiFi mesh
2.4 + 5 GHz
Mac M3 Ultra
Real-time moderation
Cloud

Processing & orchestration

AWS IoT Hub
Device config & commands
RabbitMQ
Orchestration events
AWS Lambda
Thumbnails + HLS transcoding
AWS S3 + CloudFront
Storage + global CDN
Azure SignalR
Real-time push
Supabase PostgreSQL
Central database
Remotion engine
Branded video templates
Apps

Fan & artist experience

Fan live app
Real-time feed per stage
Artist portal
Media management & moderation
Driver Pass kiosk
AI collectible cards
Selfie stations
Fan activation
Venue displays
Live photo kiosks
Operator dashboard
Full control plane
AI quality loop

The moderator improves the cameras.

A local VLM scores every capture, recommends camera settings for the scene, and pushes a refined config back to live cameras via RabbitMQ — so the next captures are demonstrably better than the last.

iPhone Camera
Edge Storage
Mac M3 Ultra Moderator
Local VLM Qwen2.5-VL
Cloud Inference
↻ Next captures are better
Built for everyone in the value chain

One platform.
Four sets of stakes.

Replace expensive crews with software-driven coverage.

20+
automated cameras vs. 3–5 operators
01
Marketing amplification

Drive high-quality UGC — fans share pro-grade content. Social proof at scale, with measurable halo from fan coverage.

02
Operational benefits

Replace traditional media crews. Fully automated capture. Scale to any venue size at marginal cost.

03
New revenue streams

Premium ticket bundles with exclusive content access. Sponsor activations with branded templates and pages.

How we work together

Flexible by
event & venue.

We package Drop Shot to fit how your event already runs — whether that’s a recurring platform fee for a venue, a VIP ticket bundle, sponsor activations, or a one-off tour deployment.

Event subscriptions
Tiered packages for organisers and venues based on scale
Recurring SaaS
Ticket inclusion
Drop Shot bundled into premium / VIP ticket packages
Per-ticket fee
Sponsor activations
Branded templates, activation pages, sponsor content integration
Per-activation fee
Engagement analytics
Detailed analytics on fan reach, sharing, and engagement
Data subscription
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Neil Lloyd, founder
NEIL_LLOYDFOUNDER
Founder & background

Built by an
operator who’s
shipped this before.

Neil Lloyd, founder. 20 years across IoT, edge, mobile, web, cloud, and integration — and the builder behind the AJ Hackett Bungy AI-driven automated photo and video system. That platform’s success led to recognition from Apple and a joint product launch at Auckland’s Sky Tower.

100s of M
video views delivered
Apple
joint product launch
Magic Memories
strategic relationship
Get in touch

Bring Drop Shot to your next event.

Festivals, motorsport, tours, stadiums. Every fan gets the best seat in the house. Every artist controls their narrative. Every sponsor measures their impact — all from one platform we’ll deploy and run for you.

▸ Bring it to your event

Bring Drop Shot to your next event.

Festivals, motorsport, tours, stadium events. Tell us the venue and the dates — we’ll come back with a camera plan.

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